Farewell My Stepfather novel Chapter 4

Chapter 4

She turned around and saw Patricia standing at the kitchen door in cleaning gloves, her casual elegance making her no different from the hostess.

Though Paulette was deeply upset, she maintained expressionless and responded, “Yeah?”

“Nothing important, really. I just want a quick word with you.”

The smile on Patricia’s face was gentle, though her eyes were devoid of any emotion. “Nelson told me you’ve been a straight–A student all these years, and you even skipped grades a few times. You’re about to graduate, right? Have you figured out where to intern?”

She pretended to care, but Paulette knew she was probing.

Paulette smiled, “I don’t think it’s got anything to do with you, Patricia.”

Nelson had said she could intern at the Chapman Group, which made her thrilled, thinking she could finally stand by his side and thrive together.

But not anymore.

She no longer wanted that.

Patricia’s expression froze for a second before she forced a smile. “I’m just trying to express my concern. After all, Nelson is a man. There’s stuff that can be hard for fathers to talk about with their daughters.”

Paulette wanted to say that was so not true. She had always shared everything with Nelson over the years.

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But she was looking at his first love, his beloved.

So, she didn’t retort..

She just said, “I see.”

Her reaction surprised Patricia, whose eyes flickered. After a few seconds, Patricia said tentatively, “You’re twenty years old, right? I presume things are getting awkward living together with Nelson. Hey, why don’t you move in with me? I’ll be so happy to have company.”

Paulette had seen enough tangled affections in dramas.

She had always thought those plots were exaggerated. Yet now, she realized reality was just as dramatic.

Patricia just wanted her to stay away from Nelson.

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